Office of Assessment & Evaluation

The Office of Assessment and Evaluation provides LSU students, faculty, staff, and
the broader community with optimal practical and theoretical measurement and assessment
strategies and methodologies for the implementation of effective program, unit, and
individual evaluation that reinforces institutional accountability.

Vision

The LSU Office of Assessment and Evaluation will provide state of the art measurement
services and consistenty participate in creative national and international efforts
to ensure academic accountability and the expansion of knowledge through continuous
improvements in teaching and learning.

Planning and Assessment

The Office of Assessment and Evaluation supports institutional effectiveness through
consultation with faculty, staff, and community clients on the development of instruments
and experimental designs informed by standard principles of measurement, assessment,
and evaluation, including classroom tests, faculty and staff evaluation formats, and
academic program development and evaluation.

The Office of Assessment and Evaluation provides computer-based testing for a wide
array of LSU courses. Professors typically create a multi-day window within which
students schedule tests at a time convenient to them. Tests are delivered by secure
server in a monitored environment. Testing software generates comparable forms and
facilitates immediate score reporting and statistical analysis. Computer-based delivery
of national assessments such as Praxis, TOEFL, and GRE is also available through the
Office of Assessment and Evaluation.

The Office of Assessment and Evaluation assists in the development and delivery of
surveys customized to clients’ research interests. Delivery is available both online
and in the traditional paper-and-pencil format, with standard data analysis and reporting
options available

The Office of Assessment and Evaluation offers qualitative program assessment formats
including focus groups and structured interview sessions, including design, implementation,
transcript analysis and evaluation, and reporting.

Advanced-standing examinations are administered to incoming freshmen during the Spring
Invitational and Summer Orientation Programs. Exams are available to continuing students
both during the week prior to the beginning of classes and during the first week of
each semester, including the summer term. Language proficiency examinations are available
to graduate students who need to satisfy degree program requirements.

Teaching evaluation forms are produced, analyzed, and reported by the Office of Assessment
and Evaluation each semester. Reports are presented in individual, departmental, and
college formats. Customized item formats are available.

The Office of Assessment and Evaluation personnel support clients in all phases of
test development and implementation, including content analysis, item writing, reporting
formats, and determination of test validity and test reliability. The center also
develops and maintains customized item-banking repositories for storing and retrieving
test items.